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It would be more about getting the organizations to care, and the only real way to do that is to hit them in the wallet. But fans still buy jerseys, go to games, watch on TV, etc. They may ***** at first, but all of that *****ing disappears as soon as the good play starts.

I think fans separate the play from the player when it comes to character, rooting for a guy's ability on the gridiron but pretty much ignoring the character flaws he may or may not have. Kind of like having a favorite actor or musician be a colossal douchebag, but still enjoying their work. Not saying it's right or wrong but it's what people do, and it goes beyond sports.

SPF got it right on the money. Ray Rice was only cut because video of him hitting his then-girlfriend became public. None of these teams would do anything substantial to punish players, let alone refuse to draft them, if they knew the public would never find out about it. Only way to change that is if fans get angry about the crappy things players say or the things they do that aren't recorded on film.

Originally posted by jepg

I apologise to the entire Walter Football community for my bigoted views.

I know they don't care, that doesn't make it right. They'd care a lot more if the fans cared, but most of y'all don't either.

I don't think the player's care for women and the average fan's care for women is a causal relation, but rather a correlation in the that misogyny is a prevalent staple of our society both inside football and out.

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Only reason Ray Rice couldn't find another job was because he wasn't good enough on the football field.

I don't think the player's care for women and the average fan's care for women is a causal relation, but rather a correlation in the that misogyny is a prevalent staple of our society both inside football and out.

No ****. Look at how Rags goes to defend Winston every time he says something stupid about women, and Rags is a pretty nice guy. Imagine what the average redneck NFL fan thinks of Winston's comments, i.e., not a whole lot and probably not negatively.

Originally posted by jepg

I apologise to the entire Walter Football community for my bigoted views.

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Yeah, if Ray Rice was still at the top of his game, he would have absolutely gotten picked up. He didn't because he was done and pedestrian RBs are a dime a dozen.

A more recent example: Tyreek Hill. Would anyone approve of him choking his pregnant girlfriend? Of course not. Did anyone care after those first couple of TDs? Nope. In fact, it was a non-story. Only reason I knew of it was because of one of the commentators bringing it up, Collinsworth I think. And it was only mentioned to explain how he fell in the draft.